Indonesia Rejects UN Aid To Set Up Own Resconstruction Agency

Indonesia rejects UN aid for Aceh, instead creating the Agency for the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Aceh.

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April 21, 2005, 5:00 AM PDT

Officials in Indonesia created an agency, headed by a former minister of mines and energy, Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, to rebuild the devastated Aceh region. The government has rejected a UN proposal that would have infused more than $40 million into housing projects, citing the need for the government to be directly involved in the refugee housing.

Thanks to Brenda Meyer

FULL STORY: Indonesia Sets Up Agency to Oversee Aceh Reconstruction

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 in The New York Times

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